Occasionally, made-up ladies cozy up and wave toward

me, wanting to saying something but I understand they are not just

saying hello to me.

The whole sacred city is filled with aid construction. I am not

saying this is not good, and Tibetan people very much appreciate the

help from other ethnic groups and the care from the central government. But those Hunan-aided and Shandong-financed post

boards stand up high on the top of buildings, fearing that not enough

people will recognize their generosity. But this philanthropic advertising

is overstretched. Every ethnicity has its dignity, so imagine, will this

hurt the feelings of the Tibetans? And the assistance buildings are not

constructed based on Tibetan culture and ideas, but wild shapes and

structures. Will Tibetans like these houses?

Nowadays, there are so many prostitutes on the boulevards and

small lanes, they number at least in the thousands. There was once a

women’s movement that put out a slogan that says ‘Sichuan women get

out; husbands return home.’ Imagine how many people are engaged in

prostitution! We cannot blame the Tibetan ethnicity, these are imports

from the mainland. And their influence is so deep that it’s

unimaginable. Those colorful women fill the streets wide and narrow

and beam their seductive eyes around the crowds, which is for sure a

blasphemy on Lhasa’s image. Still, we have no regret and, instead, have

turned the sacred town into a setting of indulgence and satiating lust.

Some even say that Tibetans are dark-colored and dirty. Yes,

Tibetans are dark-skinned, but they have a red heart and pure belief.

Look at us who believe ourselves to be light-colored. We feel proud

about our faces being covered with chemical compounds. Tibetans are

not dirty, and their hearts are pure and kind.

To be continued...